James Cash Penney (1875 – 1971)

Selected Bibliography
from The State Historical Society of Missouri

Article in the Missouri Historical Review [REF F550 M691]

• Dorsey, C. P. “Missourians Abroad—No. 15: James Cash Penney.” v. 21, no. 4 (July 1927), pp. 545-561. [opens in new window]

Articles from the Newspaper Collection

• “1,500 at Funeral for J. C. Penney.” The Hamilton Advocate-Hamiltonian. February 24, 1971. pp. 1-2.
• Booth, Bertha. “Brief Sketch of the Life of J. C. Penney.” The Hamilton Advocate-Hamiltonian. April 7, 14, and 28, 1938. p. 7 (all dates).
• “Dedication of the J. C. Penney Memorial Library and Museum.” The Hamilton Advocate-Hamiltonian. April 7, 1976. pp. 1B-24B.
• “James C. Penney Dead.” St. Louis Post-Dispatch. February 15, 1971. p. 2A.
• “J. C. Penney, 95, Dies Following December Fall.” The Hamilton Advocate-Hamiltonian. February 17, 1971. pp. 1-2.
• “J. C. Penney Company Opens 500th Store in Hamilton, Mo.” The Hamilton Advocate-Hamiltonian. April 17, 1924. p. 8.
• Lastelic, Joe. “Progressive at 89 – J. C. Penney Alert to Changes.” Kansas City Star. June 27, 1965. pp. 20G-21G.
• “The Penney Store Opens This Week.” Boonville Weekly Advertiser. May 15, 1925. p. 9.

Books and Articles

• American National Biography. New York: Oxford University Press. 1999-2002. v. 17, pp. 297-299. [REF 920 AM37]
• Bruere, Robert W. J. C. Penney: The Man With A Thousand Partners. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1931. [REF F508.1 P383]
• Christensen, Lawrence O., William E. Foley, Gary R. Kremer, and Kenneth H. Winn, eds. Dictionary of Missouri Biography. Columbia: University of Missouri Press, 1999. pp. 604-605. [REF F508 D561]
• Curry, Mary Elizabeth. Creating An American Institution: The Merchandising Genius of J. C. Penney. New York: Garland Publishing, 1993. [REF F508.1 P383cu]
• Penney, J. C. “A Brief Outline of My Early History.” Reprint of a talk by J. C. Penney given in Monroe, LA. [REF Vertical File]
• Penney, J. C. “The Education of a Merchant.” An address by J. C. Penney to the students of Stephens College. Columbia, MO. October 27, 1949. [REF Vertical File]
• Penney, J. C. The Homely Philosophy of the Man With A Thousand Partners. J. C. Penney Company, 1941. [REF F508.1 P383h]
• Penney, J. C. Lines of A Layman. Great Neck, NY: Channel Press, 1956. [REF F508.1 P383pL]
• Penney, J. C. My Experience With The Golden Rule. Kansas City: Frank Glenn Publishing, 1949. [REF F508.1 P383al]
• Penney, J. C. View from the Ninth Decade: Jottings from a Merchant’s Daybook. New York: Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1960. [REF F508.1 P383v]
• Segar, Eva. “Missouri’s ‘Good’ Penney.” Missouri Life. March-April, 1976. vol. 4, no. 1. pp. 31-37. [REF F586 M6912 v. 4]

Manuscript Collection

• Penney, James Cash (1875-1971), Papers, 1859-1944 (C0384)
  This collection consists of pamphlets written by Penney, including “A Brief Outline of My Early History” and “A Tribute to My Mother.” Additional pamphlets on the J. C. Penney Missouri Farms are also included.
• Penney, James Cash (1875-1971), Papers, 1941-1970 (C3260)
  Speeches, articles, and pamphlets by and about Penney can be found in this collection. Folders 1-3 contain religious and moral pamphlets, and folders 4-6 contain cattle raising articles.
• University of Missouri, President's Office, Papers, 1892-1966 (C2582)
  Folders 2039 and 2040 include correspondence from J. C. Penney dated 1937-1940 regarding the transfer of the Foremost Guernsey Farm to the university and other miscellaneous matters.